Reviewing the state of the art of southern rural development education needs, this paper presents tabular and narrative data re: (1) Current Expenditures by Region and Type of School District Per Pupil Enrolled in Public Primary and Secondary Schools; (2) Current Expenditures Per Pupil Enrolled in Public Primary and Secondary Schools by Region and Type of School District; (3) Public School Enrollment: Actual (1970) and Projected (1975 and 1980) Regional Proportions Compared with 1974 Actual Regional Proportions; (4) Public School Current Expenditures: Actual (1970) and Projected (Series E, 1975 and 1980) Regional Proportions Compared with 1974 Actual Regional Proportions; (5) Ratio of Public School Enrollment Regional Proportions to Current Expenditure Regional Proportions: Actual (1967) and Projected (1975 and 1980) Ratios Compared with 1974 Ratios; (6) Estimated and Projected Five Year Plant Replacement Rates by Type of District within Region (percent of capacity); (7) Average Interest Rates, Local Public School Bond Issues, by Region and Type of District; (8) Share of New Public School Construction Financed by Local Bond Issues, by Region; (9) Scalogram of Dissertation Abstract DATRIX II Search by State Name and Two Additional Sets of Descriptors: School(s) and Selected Analytic Terms; (10) Solicitation of Community Involvement in Public Education Needs Projection: A Regional Comparison of Doctoral Dissertation Titles and Abstracts (1965-75). (JC)